Green technology at it’s best and just one of the legacy items from the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games in Whistler is Austria House.

“The heart and lung of Austria House, as this is the system that allows it to breathe, stay warm and circulate the hot water it produces through its veins in both floors. It’s the drexel und weiss aerosmart heating and ventilation unit, that pulls warm air from the ground, heats it through a sophisticated and highly efficient technique, heats water with it, pumps the heated water through both floors and freshens and replenishes the air for this 3,000 square foot house, every two hours. It also heats the water for all other domestic uses.”

Green technology at it's best

More Olympification of Whistler village with RCMP officers stationed all around.  This one was on her way home, but I thought that a gun on a bus was kind of funny.

RCMP officer with gun on the bus - Safety First!

Again I managed to get out of work early enough to catch Whistler Blackcomb’s fire and ice show.  During the Olympic Games it will run every night at 9pm.  Perhaps I’ll manage to get a good shot of a skier instead of a snowboarder but it’s hard shooting from the crowd (that’s my excuse anyway!).

The fire and ice show will be on every night from Feb 13th - 28th

This photo of the half pipe in the terrain park on Blackcomb shows just how big it is.  And it’s in perfect condition – shame that the Olympic half pipe event will be held in Vancouver.

This shows just how big the Blackcomb Superpipe is.

Let the Games begin – with just 6 days to go the Olympic Torch arrived in Whistler.  Barney Bentall played in the Village Square and there were celebrations in Skier’s Plaza.

Olympic torch bearer in Whistler

Another busy day getting ready for the Olympics, so I took this photograph while waiting for the bus:  With nearly all of the parking lots in town now closed the bus is the only real option for getting around.

Waiting for the bus - the only means of travel during the "Games".

I went skiing but the only photo I liked was this one of a large snow duck at the top of the Peak Chair.  Ducks at that location are becoming a tradition.  The skiing was great too!

4ft duck seen at the top of the Peak Chair!

I’ll admit I was short of a subject/shot and short of a camera today.  So this was shot with my boyfriends camera, no flash, just high ISO.  It’ll do for today and for us is reminiscent of our vacation to Bruges where all the Belgians do is drink beer.

Fancy beer bottles on top of Rob's fridge

I know, it’s more than one photo, but it is just one subject – a tour of the Whistler Olympic Media Center which goes into lock-down at midnight tonight.  Not that I could have got into it today as you can see.

Take a tour of the Whistler Media Center